India fired back at the United States after President Trump pledged to increase tariffs on New Delhi over the country’s purchase of Russian oil. In a statement Monday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the purchase of Russian oil is a “necessity” to “ensure predictable and affordable energy costs” and was once “encouraged”

In an executive order, Trump says "I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil" and due to those purchases, imports of Indian goods into the United States "shall be subject to an additional ... rate of duty of 25%."

Shiv Sena's Anand Dubey criticized US President Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on Indian goods due to India's Russian oil imports. The move escalates tariffs to 50%, prompting India's Ministry of External Affairs to denounce the measures as unjust and vow protective actions.